Philoponella congregabilis
Social house spider at Cook, ACT
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| Philoponella congregabilis | KimPullen | 13 Feb 2019 | |
| Unverified | CathB | 11 Jan 2019 |
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Cyrtophora sp?
In the middle of a large tent web.
1 comment
14 Feb 2019
Thanks Kim. This spider was alone in the middle of an elaborately constructed tent web strung between branches of an Acacia dealbata. You can see its fuzzy shape just to the right of centre in image 3. It was much larger than the numerous uloborid spiders I see around the garden (
Uloboridae sp. (family) (Unidentified venomless spider) on 5 Nov 2017) that have very untidy webs. I thought this was a tent web spider.
Uloboridae sp. (family) (Unidentified venomless spider) on 5 Nov 2017) that have very untidy webs. I thought this was a tent web spider.Location information
- Coordinates 149.073922-35.267160
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 11 Jan 2019 07:42 AM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Philoponella congregabilis Other web-building spiders Spiders
Species information
- Philoponella congregabilis Scientific name
- Social house spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 709m Recorded at altitude
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